e-Learning Planning Framework

This section contains the e-Learning Planning Framework (eLPF) along with supporting information and resources. These resources are designed to support you, and your school, in assessing and developing your e-capability.

The e-Learning Planning Framework explained

The e-Learning Planning Framework (eLPF) and Māori-medium eLPF are tools to help schools and teachers reflect on, and evaluate, their e-learning capability. The eLPF is intended to support regular self-review and subsequent improvement of e-learning skills and knowledge, in ways that reflect our bicultural heritage within a multicultural context.

The dimensions within the eLPF/MMeLPF are derived from a synthesis of international research and from a range of e-capability frameworks; while the phases draw on professional learning frameworks such as the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM).

All the dimensions of the eLPF/MMeLPF need to be "in play" if a school is to sustain its e-capability development over time and in ways that reflect effective practice for educators and outcomes for learners.

Karen Melhuish, from the Te Toi Tupu consortium, explains the e-Learning Planning Framework (eLPF). She describes its purpose and how it is supported by content on the Enabling e-Learning website.

In this EDtalk, Karen Melhuish: e-Learning Planning Framework, Karen explains the elements of the framework and how it can be used. She outlines the supporting materials, examples and resources for principals and school leaders, examples and resources for teachers, and a possible approach for using the framework.

School stories

Māori achieving success as Māori – setting up a frameworkMotu School principal Paul Cornwall explains the process they went through to setup a framework for Māori achieving success as Māori (MASAM). By creating a matrix the school and Board were able to carry out a self-review and identify areas for improvement. Their focus is on including a Māori perspective across the curriculum and in their approach to with engaging parents/whānau.

Matata School

This article, First-time principal embraces Blended e-Learning, in the Education Gazette describes how principal Angelique Bidois is leading change. "Being on the Blended e-Learning (BeL) contract has focused our thinking more intentionally on utilising e-learning tools and technologies, along with effective teaching strategies, to improve learning outcomes for our students,” says Angelique. Staff are using the e-Learning Planning Framework to scaffold their learning and development in e-learning. The framework covers five dimensions: leadership and strategic direction; professional learning; teaching and learning; technologies and infrastructure; and beyond the classroom. It enables schools to identify where they are in terms of e-learning capability, and plan their next step. The tool is in the form of a rubric with supporting resources, examples, and a possible approach for using it. Schools blend e-learning tools with traditional classroom practices. This curriculum support is offered by the Ministry of Education via the provider Te Toi Tupu.